Technology

Some $3 billiion was raised by startups, including Indian ones, in 2017 through cryptocurrency offerings called ICOs. They are largely unregulated, and governments and VCs are trying to figure out how to deal with them

"We have decided to not permit the use of HDFC Bank credit, debit and prepaid cards towards purchase or trading of bitcoins, cryptocurrencies, and virtual currencies" the bank said in a communique to customers

The company, known as Kitty Hawk and run by Sebastian Thrun, who helped start Google’s autonomous car unit as the director of Google X, has been testing a new kind of fully electric, self-piloting flying taxi.